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Federal AviationAdministrationOverview of the
Federal Aviation Administration
Office of Commercial Space Transportation
(FAA AST)
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AST’s Dual Mission GoalsTitle 51 US Code Subtitle V, Ch. 509
• Regulate the commercial space transportation industry, only to the extent necessary, to ensure compliance with international obligations of the United States and to protect the public health and safety, safety of property, and national security and foreign policy interest of the United States.
• Encourage, facilitate, and promote commercial space launches and re-entries by the private sector.
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Licensing / Permitting Process FlowAST Reviews, Approvals, and Determinations
License or
Permit
ApplicationSubmittal
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AST Statutory Mission
Launch & Reentry
Air Launch
Human Space Flight
Launch & Reentry Sites
Sea Launch
ELV
RLV
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Who Needs a License or Permit?License• U.S. Companies
• Operating inside U.S.• Operating outside U.S.
• Foreign Companies • Operating inside U.S.
• U.S. Commercial Launch or Reentry Sites
Experimental Permit• Reusable suborbital
rockets may obtain a permit for the sole purpose of • R&D operations• Gathering data for a
license• Crew training
•Amateur Rocketry activities do not need a license or permit (unmanned, ITot<200 Klbf-sec)
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Kodiak Launch Complex
Types of Launch Sites
ELV
Sea Launch
California Spaceport
Mid-Atlantic Regional SpaceportMojave Air and Space Port
Florida Spaceport
Oklahoma Spaceport
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U.S. SpaceportsCommercial/Government/Private Active and Proposed Launch Sites
-Kennedy Space Center-Cape Canaveral Air Force Station
FAA/AST: August 2011
Kodiak Launch Complex
Blue Origin Launch site
Vandenberg AFB
California Spaceport
Mojave AirportEdwards AFB
White Sands Missile Range
SpaceportAmerica
Oklahoma Spaceport
Wallops FlightFacility
Spaceport Florida
Mid-AtlanticRegional Spaceport
Reagan Test SiteKwajalein Atoll, Marshall Islands
Sea Launch PlatformEquatorial Pacific Ocean
Key U.S. Federal Launch Site Non-Federal FAA-Licensed Launch Site Owned by University of Alaska Geophysical Institute Sole Site Operator
Cecil Field Spaceport
Other spaceports have been proposed by: Alabama, Washington,Hawaii, Wisconsin, Wyoming, Indiana and multiple locations in Texas.
Poker FlatResearchRange
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Commercial Human Space Flight• The Space Flight Participant (SFP) regime was included in the
Commercial Space Launch Amendments Act of 2004.• Passed on 8 Dec 2004 and signed on 23 Dec 2004.• Clear regime for commercial human spaceflight.• Created new experimental permit regime.
• SFP regulations were released on December 15, 2006.• 14 CFR Subpart (sec 460.41-49)
“Congress finds that the regulatory standards governing human space flight must evolve as the industry matures so that regulations neither stifle technology development nor expose crew or space flight participants to avoidable risks as the public comes to expect greater safety for crew and space flight participants from the industry.”
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Summary• AST’s Statutory Authority: Regulate and Promote
• AST Currently Has Authority to Regulate Operations of Vehicles and Launch/Reentry Sites
• Does Not Include Launches By/For U.S. Gov’t
• AST Regulates All U.S. Citizens Regardless of Activity Location, Anybody Operating in the U.S.
• Authority for Regulation of Commercial Human Spaceflight Exists NET EOY 2012
• For more information, visit www.faa.gov/go/ast
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